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Cavan Biggio - Scores twice, drives in two in win Biggio went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs and two RBI in Friday's 11-4 win over the Rays.

Impact Biggio made his 10th consecutive start Friday and his third in a row at second base, where he appears to have supplanted both Davis Schneider and Whit Merrifield as the team's preferred option. The 28-year-old has earned the everyday role by slashing .276/.398/.382 in September, with his efforts at the dish not going unnoticed as Toronto aims to secure a wild-card berth.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - Crosses plate three times in win Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles and three runs scored in Friday's 11-4 win over the Rays.

Impact The 24-year-old slugger continues a late-season surge that has helped push the Jays to the verge of the playoffs -- they need one more win, or a Mariners loss, to lock up a wild-card spot. Over his last 12 games, Guerrero is slashing .302/.423/.628 with two doubles, four homers, eight RBI and 10 runs.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bo Bichette - Four more hits Friday Bichette went 4-for-5 with a double, three runs scored and an RBI in Friday's 11-4 win over the Rays.

Impact The 25-year-old shortstop has had a tough season overall, but Bichette has caught fire during the Jays' playoff push. He's reeled off six multi-hit performances in the last 10 games, slashing .364/.391/.523 with two homers, two steals, seven RBI and 11 runs, and his surge has helped reduce Toronto's magic number for a wild-card spot down to one.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Matt Chapman - Heating up ahead of playoffs Chapman went 2-for-4 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 11-4 win over the Rays.

Impact The third baseman snapped a 30-game homer drought Thursday and then promptly went yard again the next day, clubbing his 17th long ball of the year in the fifth inning off Erasmo Ramirez. Chapman has still struggled to make a consistent impact since returning from a sprained finger in mid-September -- this was only his second multi-hit performance in 14 games, a stretch in which he's slashing .180/.281/.400 with a 29.8 percent strikeout rate -- but with Toronto needing just one more win (or a Seattle loss) to clinch a wild-card spot, he's finding his power stroke at the right time.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Brandon Belt - Goes yard again Friday Belt went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 11-4 win over the Rays.

Impact The veteran first baseman went yard for the second straight game, launching his 18th homer of the year in the fourth inning off Erasmo Ramirez. Belt missed most of September due to a stomach bug and back trouble, but he looks 100 percent as the Jays close in on a wild-card berth, going 4-for-14 in four games since returning to the lineup with three extra-base hits and four RBI.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Yusei Kikuchi - Cruises to 11th win Kikuchi (11-6) picked up the win Friday, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks over five-plus innings in an 11-4 victory over the Rays. He struck out four.

Impact The southpaw blanked Tampa for five innings before fading in the sixth and giving up three straight extra-base hits to open the frame, but the Jays were already up 8-0 at that point. Kikuchi stumbles into a likely postseason run -- Toronto needs just one more win, or a Seattle loss, to clinch a wild-card spot -- with a 5.02 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 35:10 K:BB through 28.2 innings in September.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bichette leads Blue Jays against the Rays after 4-hit game

The Toronto Blue Jays play the Tampa Bay Rays after Bo Bichette's four-hit game on Friday

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How to Watch Rays vs. Blue Jays Game 3: TV Channel & Live Stream - September 30

Preview the September 30 matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and mor...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • DATA SKRIVE

Jays host Rays again in possible postseason preview The Toronto Blue Jays can clinch a wild-card spot and win their three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Blue Jays vs. Rays Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 30

Preview the September 30 matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • DATA SKRIVE

Rays vs. Blue Jays Highlights | 09/29/2023 Bo Bichette collected four hits and Alejandro Kirk had three RBIs to help power the Blue Jays to an 11-4 win over the Rays

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

John Schneider on Blue Jays' win | 09/29/2023 John Schneider speaks about the offense generating a lot of runs after facing two great starters, timely hitting, Matt Chapman and Brandon B...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

MLB magic numbers: Rangers, Astros, Mariners, Blue Jays in mad scramble for 3 AL spots (9/30/23) Here are MLB magic numbers and remaining schedules for contenders through Friday, Sept. 29, along with playoff matchups if Wild Card Series...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • NJ.COM

Belt's experience showing value in Blue Jays' stretch run TORONTO -- There’s a secret to Brandon Belt’s continued success, and the key lies in not trying to hide it. It’s what’s allowed him to maint...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Blue Jays sit 1 win away from the postseason as Yusei Kikuchi caps off turnaround season Kikuchi’s rebound season added an exclamation point on Friday, as he got the ball — and the win — in a key game.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Breaking down Brandon Belt's home run | 09/29/2023 The data behind Brandon Belt's home run

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Yusei Kikuchi fans four | 09/29/2023 Yusei Kikuchi strikes out four batters in five-plus innings in his start against the Rays

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Jay Jackson shuts the door | 09/29/2023 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Field view of Biggio scoring | 09/29/2023 Check out a unique angle of Cavan Biggio scoring on his single against the Rays after a three-base error #CreatorCuts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Cavan Biggio's two-run single | 09/29/2023 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Bo Bichette's four-hit game | 09/29/2023 Bo Bichette has an impressive day at the plate, erupting for four hits, which included three singles and an RBI double against the Rays

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Alejandro Kirk, Bo Bichette push Blue Jays to brink of wild card berth with win over Rays - The Boston Globe Kirk homered and drove in three runs, Bichette had four hits and Toronto put itself on the brink of a playoff berth by beating Tampa Bay Ray...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Blue Jays pound Rays 11-4 to move closer to a playoff berth Alejandro Kirk homered and drove in three runs, Bo Bichette had four hits and the Toronto Blue Jays put themselves on the brink of a playoff...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Blue Jays reduce magic number to 1 with resounding win TORONTO -- The champagne is on ice and, for one night only, the Blue Jays are Rangers fans. Friday’s 11-4 win over the Rays, who the Blue Ja...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM

Bo Bichette's RBI double | 09/29/2023 The Official Site of Major League Baseball

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • MLB.COM